Calculate the area of compound rectilinear shapes

Maths

Measure the area of flat shapes using square centimetres

Measure the area of flat shapes using square metres

Explain how to calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication

Calculate the areas of rectangles using multiplication

Calculate the area of shapes made from 2 rectangles by decomposing the shape in different ways

Choose an efficient way to decompose a compound shape to calculate the area

Calculate missing dimensions in rectangles and compound rectilinear shapes

Calculate the area of shapes made from 2 or more rectangles

Use knowledge of area to solve problems in a range of contexts

In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems. In the future unit pupils will explain what volume is using a range of contexts and describe the units used to measure volume. They will explain how to calculate the volume of a cuboid.

In the prior unit pupils explained area and measured using counting as a strategy. They made different shapes with the same area and compared the area of different shapes. In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems.

In this unit pupils will calculate the area of a rectangle using multiplication and use their knowledge of area to solve problems.

Link area of rectangles to multiplication

Match the parts of the sentences correctly.  

We can calculate the area of compound rectilinear shapes by splitting it into {{ }}.

I don't know the lengths of sides a and b

Look at this compound rectilinear shape. Which statements are true?

Look at this shape. The total length of sides a and d is {{ }} cm.

What is the missing length 'a' on this shape? {{ }} cm

Calculate the area of this compound rectilinear shape. A = {{ }} cm²

Match the start and end of the sentences to describe the shapes correctly.

The area of a compound shape made of two rectangles can be calculated by {{ }} the area of each rectangle.

What is the total area of this compound rectilinear shape? {{ }} m².

Which times table fact is needed to calculate the missing area in this rectilinear shape?

Which multiplications are needed to calculate the area of the shape?

Calculate the area of this rectilinear shape? {{ }} cm²

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Calculate the area of compound rectilinear shapes

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.